James W. Simmons requests that his relative, Moses W. Simmons, be declared insane. James Simmons contends that Moses has become "insane and entirely destitute of Reason, wholly unable to take care of himself and is So dangerous that his friends have to Keep him confined by being tied, to prevent his doing great and serious injury to himself and others." James also argues that Moses should not be brought to the court house and tried as the twenty-five or thirty-mile journey "would be attended with great trouble difficulty and danger." Census records reveal that, in 1850, Moses Simmons owned thirteen slaves.
Result: Granted.
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Repository: Talladega County Judicial Building, Talladega, Alabama
